Mask with aloe for hair

In what cases will help mask with aloe for hair? This mask is useful for any type of hair, but especially if the hair quickly becomes fat, there is dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis), as well as problems such as brittle hair and pointed tips.

Using the useful properties of this plant, you can improve the condition of the hair and even significantly reduce their loss.

Use of Aloe for Hair

It is universally recognized not only the use of aloe for hair, but also for the scalp.

Due to the composition of aloe zinc and selenium juice, it is possible to suppress the activity of Pityrosporum fungi, which are the cause of the appearance of flaky skin scales on the head (dandruff). Phenol-containing glycosides of anthraquinones and organic acids (salicylic and lemon) are also able to significantly weaken the process of keratinization of the skin keratsites. There are antifungal properties and one of the polysaccharides of aloe - acemannan, which, moreover, helps to preserve moisture in the cells of the skin and hair and protects them from the action of ultraviolet.

For skin of the scalp and hair follicles, essential amino acids (including leucine, isoleucine, lysine, valine, tryptophan, etc.), phytohormones (β-sitosterol, lupeol, campesterol), as well as enzymes, are very useful in the pulp of aloe leaves. Complex effects of these substances contribute to the normalization of skin pH.

Aloe contains vitamins C, E and β-carotene, as well as B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12. All of them, indisputably, are needed for healthy hair, but vitamins B9 (folic acid) and B12 (cyanocobalamin) are especially important. And xanthan gum provides protection of hair from splitting and damaging the hair shaft.

In addition, aloe is rich in saponin glycosides, which are surfactants, and thanks to them, masks with aloe for hair serve as an effective cleanser.

Recipes for masks for aloe hair

All recipes for hair masks from aloe are simple and accessible: it is enough to mix the juice from the leaves of the plant with an additional component. Although in pure form, you can use aloe juice (combining it with water in a ratio of 2: 1), applying it on the scalp - from fatty dandruff and increased greasiness of the hair.

Hair mask with aloe and honey - a mixture of a tablespoon of fresh aloe juice and the amount of liquid natural honey - can be an alternative to many hair care products by nutritional effects on hair follicles.

To strengthen the effect, it is recommended to add a teaspoon of cognac to the mask. And then the mask will not only enrich the scalp with many nutrients, but will also strengthen the roots of the hair, stimulating fibroblasts cells that produce collagen (which is especially important with increased hair loss).

The hair mask from aloe juice (tablespoon), honey liquid (dessert spoon) and essential oils of avocado, jojoba, almond or tea tree (5-6 drops) makes the dry hair more elastic and shiny, restoring the balance of moisture that gives the hair strength . To revitalize very dry hair, you should make masks with aloe and burdock oil (10 drops per tablespoon of juice).

In combination with other natural ingredients - decoction of chamomile pharmacy, nettle, nettle, triplets, tri-colored violets - the moisturizing and conditioning properties of masks are enhanced. As a rule, to thicken them (so that useful substances can absorb the skin and hair), honey is used, heated to a body temperature in a water bath.

Those who have tried to use the healing properties of this plant, leave only positive feedback about the masks for hair from aloe.